Railway.



VPATENTBD DBG. 3, 190,7.

M.,R. LONGAGRB.

RAILWAY. APPLroATmN Hmm JAN. 1o. 1907.

MATTHIAS R. LONGACRE, OF-MILLERSTWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed January 19. 19.07. Serial No. 353.104.

Patented Dec. 8, 1907.

lo way, the roadbed superstructure upon which the rail rests, and to which the rail is secured being 'sectional sills formed of concrete or cement, with an outside casing of inetal constituting a mold for the concrete or cement, having metal bands secured thereto suitably Constructed with rail chairs for securing the rails to the sills. The top of the said bands forming 4the rail chairs may be insetted in the surface of the sill so that the base of the rail rests flush with the surfaceof the chair and sill, preferably for steam service the top of the band formino the rail chair resting on the surface of the sill, or on a cushion pad insetted in the top of the vsill formin a space 25, between the base of the rail and t e .top of the sill for the easy riding of the rail.

The sectional sills are firmly tied together lengthwise by ianges formed on the ends of the metal casing bolted or riveted together,

. and are held in alineinent by tie-rods secured .to the sills extending laterally from one sill -to thesill opposite. The rails are secured theretov dis ensing with Vrailroad ties; the sectional si ls thus formed and secured together are embedded iii a suitable coinposition,l`oon(,rete, cement, or ballast, forming a substantial foundational structure for the rails greatly increasing safety, durability, and eiiiciency of the railway; l attain these objects by the construction illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

ln the accompanying drawings Figure l, is a perspective view of a portion of railroad illustrating my improved railway; Fig. 2, is

a top View of one of the sectional sills; Fig.

thesill bands; Fig. 7, is a perspective view of a sill band for securingthe ends of the rail together, similar lettersl referring to similar parts throughout the several views. l

A represents the sectional sills formed of concrete or cement preferably' of concrete molded-in metal casings having bands secured thereto suitably formed '-with rail chairs for securing the rails to the sills, the said sills tied together lengthwise byV the iianges F, formed on the ends of the metal casing riveted or bolted togetherl and in alineinent by tie rods G extending i laterally from one sill to the sill op osite, the

sills thus tied together, einbedde in a suitable composition, cement, concrete, or ballast, forming a substantial foundation structure for the rails, dispensing with the useof railroad ties. l,

B represents the concrete molded in the metal casing C, having vchair cushion pads m insetted therein llush with the sui'face y of the sills the cushion pads being rounded so that the .arched top of the sill bands forming the rail chair L, may be seated in the cor# responding recesses of casin C. C 'represents the meta casing formin molds for the concrete filling B the sai metal casing being made in convenient lengths and of suitable girth of sheet metal or steel plates pressed into shape or riveted together and may be trapezoid. or square preferably square or rectangular, having recesses conforming to the recesses fm'J in the concrete filling for insettin the sill bands D and facilitating the rep acing of cushion pads m the ends of t e casing having flanges F with corresponding holes f for bolts or rivets to secure the ends of the sill A together end to end.

D represents the sill bands suitably formed with rail chairs for securing rails R to the sills A, the said bands formed in two parts hinged or loo )ed together by the thong i linked into t e loop i forinin a clamp device, the. sill bands being secured to the sills by the tie rod thethreaded ends g passing through a hole in the sill in line with the hole h in the band, the nut g clamping the band to the' sill being locked thereto by the lugs fn/f formed on. the bands, fitting into the recesses fn in the sill, the nut g at the same time clamping the rail R in the clips d d the arched top of the sill band resting on the cushion 105 e c forming -a space S between the base pad mf the rail R seated on the seats of the r'ail and the top of the sill for the easy riding ofthe rail the sill bands maybe se 'i cured to the sills independent of the tie rod G when the curvature of the road, orl

other conditions of construction make it necessary.

beheld with a wrench or it may be locked or slotted into the sill or sill band. to revent turning, the turn .buckle g fao it'ating ',the ready setting and adjusting of the sills 1n alinement. The sills when iinally set are embedded in a plastic sbstance concrete, or cement, preferably in the ordinary ballast of the road the whole formino' a desirable foundation structure for the rails securing greater safetyg` and comfort, rapid and inexpensive construction. I.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to 'secure by Let-l ters Patent is:

1. A railway havin sectional sills lengthwiseor parallel with t e rails for supportin the rails, formed of concrete molded in meta casings havin bands reinforcing the sills and y forming rail c airs for supporting and secure ing the rails`to the sills, suitably tied ton gether, embedded in iilling.

2. A railway having sectional sills formed gether.

of concrete molded in metal casings, theends of said casings formedwith anges bolted together, securing the sills together len thwise, and bands secured to the sills provi ed with rail chairs securing the rails to the sills.

3. A railway having sectional s'ills formed 'of concrete molded in metal casings, bands supporting and securing the'rails to the sills which are tied together lengthwise, and held in alinement by tie rods secured to the sills extendin laterally from one sill to the sill opposite ormjng cross ties.

4. A railway having sectional sills supporting the rails, said sills formed of concrete in metal casings, and bands with arched tops forming rail chairs resting on cushion plates with open space. between the base ofthe rail and sul.

5. A railway having sectional sills formed of concrete in metal casings, and bands lforniing rail chairs formed in two detachable parts clamping the rails to the sills. y

6. A railway having sectional sillssuitably tied together formed of concrete in metal cas ings, and bands forming rail chairs provided with plates securing the ends of the rails to- MATTHIAS R. LONGACRE.` 'Witnessesz H. S. BRANYAN,

CHARLES COLLINS. 

